Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-03-10
SHERIFF'S
Proclamation.
AND NOTICE OF A SPECIAL
ELECTION,
State of Kansas, CO
County of Graham, 60

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board OF comfy commissioners Of the comfy Of
Graham in the state of Kansas duly convened and
met IN special session, pursuant to request made
In writing by two members of said board to-vit.
Daniel Hickman and George Lawson. to the chair
man OF said board, and upon which said written
request said chairman of said board called and or
dered special session and meeting of said board
of county commissioners to be convened and held
at the usual place of meeting of said board at the
court house ~ the city Of Millbrook, the county
seat of said county of Graham, state of Kansas
which order of said chairman for such special SEES
sion OF said board, was duly and personally served
upon said two members Of said board and due notice
thereof given required by law, which said writ
ten request for said special session and the order
thereof of the chairman of said board, and the ac
ceptance of service thereof by said members of
said board, are in the words and figures as follows
to-wit.
State of Kansas, -.
County of Graham, .
10 the honorable j. ]. Dabey. chairman of the
board of-county commissioners Of Graham comfy
in the state of Kansas.
We, the undersigned members of the board of
county commissioners of the county Of Graham, in
thestae of Kansas respectfully request you to call
Especial session of the board Of county commission
ers Of said county of Graham, for the purpose of
taking such action on the part of such board the
requirements of the law, and the provisions of the
statute in such case made and provided, and the
interests of said county and Of the public and the
localities TO be affected, may demand upon the pc
ttion of certain resident tax payers of the town
hip of Nicodemus in said county of Graham,
praying and pettioning said board of county COM
mlSSlOncrS 10 call special election In SAD town.
ship and for the purpose of submitting and to sub
NIT to the qualified electors of said township, for
their acceptance or election, at q special election
to be called for that purpose, a proposition for and
in behalf of said township to subscribe for One
Hundred and Sixty shares of one hundred Dol
lars each of the capital stock of the Kansas West
ern railway company, and in payment thereof is
sue TO said railway company, sixteen of the
bonds o. said township of the denomination Of one
thousand dollars each, or so much thereof mot ex
ceeding said nqmber) shall amount to not ex-
ceeding four thousand dollars per mile of the rail
road, track and sidetracks constructed in said
county by said railway company.
And we request and recommend that such spe
cia session Of said board of county commissioners
be held at the usual place of meeting of said board
in the city of MillbrOOk, in said county of Graham,
in the state of Kansas. at the court house on the
5th day of February A d. 1887, at ten O'clock a.
IN. of said day: Very respectfully,
Daniel Hickman.
George Lawson.
Members of the board Of county commissioners Of
the county of Graham, in the state of Kansas.
State of Kansas, &C
County of Graham -
70 Daniel Hickman and George Lawson, mem
bers of the board of county commissioners of the
county of Graham, in the state of Kansas, and to
each of you:
DEAR SIRs AT the requesto yourselves as two
members of the board of county commissioners of
said county of Graham in the state Of Kansas,
hereuutO annexed:
You and each of YOU are hereby notified that said
request for a special session Of said board
is hereby granted and you are requested
and notified to be and appear at the usual place Of
meeting of said board, at the court house. in the
city of MillbroOk, In the said county Of Graham,
and state of Kansas, on the 5th day of February
A. d. 1884, at 10 clock m. of said day, for the
purpose of taking such action on tho part of said
board as the requirements of the law and the provis
ions of the stat ute IN such made and prov-
ded, and the interests Of said county and of the
public, and of the localities to be affected, may de-
mand upon the petition of certain resident tax pay
ers of the township of Nicodemus in said country,
of Graham, praying and petitioning said board of
county commissioners to call a special election in
said township, and for the purpose of submitting
and to submit to the qualified electors OF SAID town
ship for their acceptance rejection at special
election To be called for that purpose, proposition
for and in behalf of sAid township to subscribe for
One Hundred and Sixty shares Of one hundred
Dollars each of the capital stock of the Kansas
Western Railway Company. and in payment there
of issue to the said railway company, Sixteen OF
the bonds of said township Of the denomination of
one thousand dollars each much thereof mot
exceeding said numberl as shall amount to not ex,
ceeding four thousand dollars per mile OF railroad
track and side tracks constructed in said county
by said railway company
Chairman of the board of county commissioners Of
the county of Graham in the state Of Kansas
We, the undersigned members Of the board Of
county commissioners of the county of Graham in
the state of Kansas, do hereby acknowledge due
and personal service upon and each of u.s. of the
above and foregoing notice. advising and notifying
us Of special session of the board OF county COM
mssoners Of the county Of Graham, in the state OF
Kansas, at the time and place therein stated, and
for the purpose therein set forth.
Daniel Hickman.
George Lawson.
Members Of the board Of county commissioners
of the county ofGrahHm, state of Kansas
And the said board OF county commissioners du-
~ converting aforesaid, agreeable to said request
and said order of the chairman thereof, and pursu
ant to the statute in such tease made and provided.
There were present, j. j. Dalbey, Chairman of
said board, Daniel Hickman and George Lawson
members Of said board and being all the members
thereof, and being and constituting the said board
of county commissioners of said county:
Also there was present B, VanSlyck, county clerk
Of said county and clerk of said board, and q. C..
Trtt county attorney of said county, and thereafter
there came on for hearing and consideration the
petition of certain resident tax payers OF the town
ship of Nicodemus in said county of Graham,
in said state OF Kansas praying and petitioning the
board Of county commissioners to call special
election i'll said township for the purpose OF sub
hitting and to submit to the qualified electors of
said township for their acceptance or rejection alta
special election to be called for that purp ose,
proposition for and in behalf of said township to
subscribe for one hundred and sixty shares OF
one hundred dollars each of the capital stock of the
Kansas Western Railway Company, and in pay
ment thereof issue to the said railway company
sixteen of the bonds of said township Of the de-
nomination of one Thousand dollars each or so
much thereof mot exceeding said numberl as shall
amount to not exceeding four thousand dollars per
mile of the railroad track and sdetracks construc
ted in said county bysaid railway company, and IN
accordance with the terms OF said pettlon' ana
proof being made before said board and said board
having found and decided that said petition was
signed by more than twoifths OF the resident tax
payers of said township, and upon said petition
being presented and fled and upon the proof so
presented, and said board further finding that said
proposed subscription of stock and issue OF bonds
are within and not in of the limitations pre-
scribed by law it is further ordered that said petit
ton be and the same is hereby granted and 1t is
further ordered by said board that said petition be
spread upon the journal of said board, and entered
OF record therein, which said petition, emitting
signatures, is in the following words and figures
to-wit:
PETITION
To the honorable board of county commissioners
OF the county of Graham In the state OF Kansas:
We the UNDERSIGNED yOur petitioners, each be-